A Portrait of the Past (Wisconsin)

My parents have a book titled "Portraits of the Past: A Photographic Journey Through Wisconsin".  I was looking through it not too long ago when I came across a neat photo and description...  Just wanted to share this with you...

 

Here's what the description reads under the photo...

"...in the early 1900's was this kind of feminine gathering.  Charles Van Schaick photographed his wife, Ida (standing), entertaining the members of the DMC club in her wind-protected backyard.  Nettie Lake had named the group after a brand of French crochet cotton used in fancy patterns, and though the ladies insisted the letters stood for "Damn Mean Crowd," no one watching them daintily sipping tea and lemonade and nibbling cookies would believe it."

booties

these are my experiments with booties

Help with Labels?

I'm in need of some fabric labels for my sewing projects  (I have a ton of labels for my crocheted projects, but none for my sewing projects...and I can't afford to spend almost $300 USD on labels right now...that's what I paid for the embroidered crochet project labels 2 years ago).  I don't have an embroidery machine, nor can I do hand embroidery.  I've tried the printable fabric, but the ink tends to wash out of the labels, so this route just doesn't work well for me.

Is there anyone out there who can offer me some suggestions?  Anyone out there know how to make labels that I could hire you to make some for me???  Any advice will be greatly appreciated!

hats hats hats

hai friends here is some hats i made for my DD and her friends
ear flap hat
cable hat
divinehat
hat for new born
hellokitty hat

my try on coin purses and fish bags

hai friends i love to do small purses
flowerbasket coin purse
cupcake purse
elephant coinpurse
.butterfly purse
.cradle purses
.fish bags

I can hear you!

.... but I can't walk yet! LOL! I received this pattern, free, from Purplelinda.co.uk and I've been making him for the past week. I still have four legs to make. I love making Amigurumi creatures, they're SO easy!!

My try on crochet hand bags

hai friends here is my try on crochet bags

1-chakrapurse(free pattern)

2-watermelonbag(my own pattern)

3.hobobag(freepattern_